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fr._n ivingoe_n fr._n high_a wickham_n f._n buckingham_z s._n newport_n sat._n alisbury_n sa._n risborough_n sa._n great_a marlowe_n sa._n this_o shire_n have_v be_v strengthen_v with_o 4_o castle_n now_o all_o demolish_a the_o chief_a town_n in_o this_o shire_n be_v buckingham_n lie_v in_o the_o latitude_n of_o 52_o degree_n 2_o minute_n and_o bear_v from_o london_n n._n w._n by_o w._n and_o be_v distant_a therefrom_o 44_o mile_n viz._n from_o london_n to_o acton_n 6._o to_o uxbridge_n 15._o to_o amersham_n 24._o to_o wendover_n 30._o to_o aylesbury_n 34._o to_o buckingham_n 44._o but_o by_o more_o accurate_a admeasurement_n 60_o miles_n this_o town_n be_v pleasant_o seat_v upon_o the_o river_n ouse_n which_o circuit_n the_o town_n on_o every_o side_n save_v the_o north_n and_o over_o it_o be_v 3_o stone-bridge_n the_o name_n of_o these_o honourable_a family_n who_o have_v bear_v the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o bedford_n walter_n gifford_n earl_n richard_n stanbow_n earl_n thomas_n 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cambidge_n
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